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#cyanobacteria — Public Fediverse posts

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  1. A Crew Was Searching For Shipwrecks In Lake Michigan—But They Found Something Completely Different
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    popularmechanics.com/science/e <-- shared media / technical article
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    “ • A survey of Lake Michigan located at least 40 large craters on the lakebed.
    • Initial studies highlighted the spots as unknown shapes, but additional research revealed the craters are filled with marine life.
    • Researchers expect to investigate further, seeing how these craters formed and if they’re really sinkholes…"
    #GIS #spatial #mapping #water #hydrology #groundwater #crater #sinkhole #bathymetry #topobathy #remotesensing #sonar #LakeMichigan #Michigan #research #GreatLakes #geomorphology #geomorphometry #ROV #ecology #ecosystems #cyanobacteria #WisconsinShipwreckCoastNationalMarineSanctuary #Sheboygan #Wisconsin #extremeecosystems #extremophiles #offgassing #hydrocarbons
    @NOAA

  2. Molecular diversity and #evolution of far-red light photosynthesis
    phys.org/news/2023-11-molecula paper: frontiersin.org/articles/10.33

    "the ability to use far-red light evolved in two distinct stages. An early stage involved #cyanobacteria innovating a new pigment, #chlorophyll f... This stage possibly occurred in ancestral cyanobacteria... as early as 3 billion years ago. The late stage, occurring approximately 2 billion years ago, further optimized the capacity"

    #microbes #bacteria #photosynthesis